Cobbogoth's 2nd Blog Tour!

Hey Everyone,

I am very excited to announce that Cobbogoth is going on it's second blog tour!  The tour will kick off on Monday, May 14th @ www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com and will continue on until June 15th.  I've posted the schedule below, and hope you'll stop by and say hey to the bloggers who've been awesome enough to host me and my book.  Also, feel free to grab my button below and help us advertise the tour!

p.s. And yes, there will be a few giveaways throughout the tour! :)

May 14 Tour Intro
Fang-tastic Books
www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com

May 15 Promo
The YA Café
http://cbls-yacafe.blogspot.com


May 17 Guest Blog
The Creatively GreenWrite at Home Mom
www.creativelygreen.blogspot.com

May 28 Promo
Bornean BookwormReads
http://borneanbookworm.blogspot.com/

May 29 Guest blog
IJust Wanna Sit Here and Read!
http://www.sithereandread.com/

May 30 Interview
Second Bookshelf on the Right
http://secondbookshelf.blogspot.com/

June 1 Review
Mindy Wall Dreamer2229 Books,Books, and More Books
http://dream-reader-dreamer2229.blogspot.com/


June6 Promo
http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/

June7 Promo
B'Tween Prose 
http://btweenprose.blogspot.com

June8 Review
http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/

June 8Promo
Nilsas boom blog
Www.nilsa-rodriguez.blogspot.com

June 8 review
bookbriefs.blogspot.com
chelle2006@aol.com

June9 Promo and Interview
JeanzBookReadNReview     
http://jeanzbookreadnreview.blogspot.co.uk/

June 11 Guest blog
www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com

June 12 Interview and review
The Pretty Good Gatsby
http://theprettygoodgatsby.wordpress.com

June 15 SQAI Night Owl Interview

Book 2

Alright Everyone,
I might be premature in putting this out there, but I feel like I want to give you all an update on how Book 2 in the Cobbogoth series is coming.  So far it's coming along much better than I expected.  After having spent 5 years writing the first book, that's not really saying much.  But, I suppose Cobbogoth was much more about learning how to write a book, and now that I've got that under my belt, things are moving along a lot faster and smoother than I anticipated. 
That being said, KinStone Publishing is still planning on a late 2013 release, because all of the design work and everything still has to happen, which takes time.  But, things are looking good otherwise. 

I guess I'm mostly relieved, because I wasn't sure how quickly I was going to be able to write Book 2 on account of the fact that I've never written a second book in a series.  However, what I'm finding is that part of the reason Cobbogoth took so long to write, is because I had to make my world fit in our world and with our world's rules in order to make it believable.  Now that I'm in New Cobbogoth, I get to make up the rules. That's very liberating. 

Unfortunately, hiccups can still happen along the way.  For instance, I could get finished writing this first draft and my good friends (who know that I love them enough that they can tell me the truth) might inform me that what I thought was a work of genius when I was the only person reading it, is, in fact, complete rubbish.  That would probably set me back a bit.  But since I run everything by my husband--who bores easily when I read to him and so far has been pretty excited about what I've been reading him--I think we're in good shape.

Seriously though, I can't wait to introduce you all to the world of New Cobbogoth! Once I've completed the first draft, I'm fairly certain I can reveal Book 2's title to you all, which will thrill me to no end. 

That said, what are all you aspiring writers working on right now?  Post a link to your blog and I'd love to come check it out.  It'll give me something to look forward to during my writing breaks!  :)

"Other Souls" and Soul-deep Writing

So, I've had a few questions about where the "other soul" concept of my book came from, and I've decided that I'm finally going to answer them here. 

The fact is, I took that concept from my own personal life.  For as long as I can remember, I've felt like there was one person out there for me--just one.  Call it soul mate/other soul/predestined, whatever, I've just always felt like I was meant to be with one specific person, and when we found each other, we'd both know it.

Well, fast forward 15 years, and I had a fairly significant experience that compounded that belief like, a million times.  That experience affected me so much that dating in college was pretty much misery.  I'm sure a lot of people feel that way, but imagine never being able to get past a first date without knowing the other person isn't for you--even if you like the guy/girl. 

As you can imagine, I went on a lot of first dates, because it just didn't feel honest doing otherwise, especially when I knew the relationship wasn't going to go anywhere.  Oh, there were a few guys I dated for longer than that, simply because I wanted it to work out. But if I'd been really honest with myself, deep down, I always knew they weren't the one.

All through those miserable dating years, everyone was always telling me that there was no such thing as soul mates--that you could marry any number of compatible partners and be perfectly happy.  As much as I wanted to buy that concept with a particular boyfriend here or there, I just couldn't.  Somehow my heart knew better. 

Fast forward again to age 20--October 2003 to be exact--and in walks a rather dashing red-headed man.  Never mind the fact that the moment I see him, a little voice in my head whispers: "there he is!" Never mind the fact that at first I don't even realize how physically attractive he is because all I can manage to notice is his soul, blaring out at me like a strobe light.  And never mind the fact that he is the first guy to ever look into my eyes and actually see me; you know, the real me, my soul--core deep potential, flaws and all. 

Sitting across from this guy on our first date, and feeling like I've known him all my life--like I've finally come home after a very long time--I know he's the one.  And I later find out that he's known I was his "one and only" since before our first date. 

So, after all that and eight years of more happiness than I could've possibly imagined, no one can tell me there isn't such a thing as soul mates. After all that, how could the idea of a soul mate not find it's way into my book?

Because of my own experiences with writing, I wonder about other authors while I'm reading their books.  I can't help asking how much of their soul is in their writing?  How much of what they write represents their core values, beliefs, or experiences?  Is it even possible to write something as involved as a novel without pouring your soul into it?

What do you think?  Have your beliefs and life experiences ever found their way into your own creative ventures? 

Blog Tour Wrap Up

Well, the blog tour is over, and it was a great success!  Thanks to all who participated and helped to spread the word about Cobbogoth. I'm really pleased with the reviews the first book in my series is getting, and can't wait to hear more of what you all think. 

Congratulations to those of you who won signed copies of Cobbogoth from the various giveaways throughout the tour.  It's always nice to get something free, and I have to say, I really enjoyed giving. 

As for what's next, well, I'm still plugging away on Book 2.  As soon as the first draft is finished, I believe I'll be able to tell you all a little more about it, which will be SWEET!  Really, I'm so excited about this one.  It's really interesting how different this writing process is turning out to be, because of all I learned while writing Cobbogoth.

Anyway, I'll try to be more regular about blogging, now that the tour is over.  I really do enjoy blogging, I just feel like finishing Book 2 is more important right now.  But don't worry, I'm learning quite a few things with this book as well, and I'll be doing some "writing" posts soon, for those of you who are aspiring writers. 

Thanks again for all your support!

Grand Prize Giveaway Cancled

Alright folks,

So the Myth Chaser Monday's haven't been as well participated in as I'd hoped for, so I'm going to hold off on the Grand Prize giveaway for a while.  Maybe I'll bring it back and try again later.  Right now, I'm going to focus on writing Book 2.  :)

Thanks!

Myth Chaser Monday

Sorry I'm getting off to a bit of a late start with today's Myth Chaser trivia. If you don't know what Myth Chaser Monday is, you can take a look at this post.   Since I'm getting started so late, I'll move right along here

In honor of Cobbogoth's blog tour, I've decided to bring Myth-Chaser Monday back, and I'll be doing it for the next two Mondays. But here's the catch: the myth-chaser questions will be all things Cobbogoth, so if you haven't read the book, you'll want to, or you won't know the answer. And, furthermore, you'll want to get in on this, because anyone who enters the Myth-Chaser Monday contest for the next two weeks will be entered into a drawing for the Grand Prize. This drawing will take place on St. Patty's Day, after my tour is over. This Grand Prize is going to be awesome, too!:

1) To play Myth Chaser Monday, you must be a follower of my blog, like Cobbogoth's facebook page, and follow me on twitter.

2) You must answer the trivia question correctly in a comment on this blog.

3) You must write a review of Cobbogoth on amazon.com or goodreads.com.

4) You must post your review on your facebook page, or blog, if you don't have a facebook page.

5) Once you have won a Myth Chaser Monday prize, you cannot win a second one before the Grand Prize drawing.

The first person to complete all of these qualifications and send me an e-mail at cobbogoth@gmail.com will be the winner of this week's Myth Chaser Monday Prize, which is one of the four Cobbogothian looking bangles:

All other participants, including the winner will be entered into the drawing for the Grand Prize.

Here is our Myth Chaser trivia for today:  Name two myths from the book that Uncle Jack "chased" after. (NOTE: he didn't have to actually find them.)

Finally, if you're interested in playing, but don't own a copy of Cobbogoth don't worry, you can enter the drawings for a free copy that are going on with the other book bloggers featuring Cobbogoth (see that post here.) However, if you don't want to wait, you can purchase a copy at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, indiebound.com etc, etc, etc.

Good Luck, myth-chasers! This is going to be fun!

Very Good News!

My goodness, a lot of exciting things are happening around here!  And here's the latest: Cobbogoth's e-book price has just been lowered to $2.99.  This goes both for the kindle and nook versions. 

Happy Reading to all!